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Alice Austen House Outdoor events: On Friday, “Rock the House,” music with a D.J. beginning at 7 p.m. and live bands from 8 to 10 p.m. On Saturday at 6:30 p.m., a dance program built around the themes of nature and the life of Isadora Duncan, presented by the Isadora Duncan Dance Company, the youth dance ensemble Beliloveables and others; suggested donation, $5; rain date, Wednesday. Through Sept. 6, “Housed,” a group photography and video show on the American home. Museum hours: Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 2 Hylan Boulevard, Rosebank, Staten Island , (718) 816-4506, aliceausten.org; $3 suggested donation.20100805

Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum Friday, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., songs and stories by Papa Susso, playing a kora, to highlight the culture of Gambia; free trolley service will be available from the Pelham Bay Park subway stop on the No. 6 line to the museum; part of the museum’s First Friday! series. 895 Shore Road North, Pelham Bay Park, the Bronx , (718) 885-1461, bartowpellmansionmuseum.org; $8, $5 for children 6 to 17 years old and 65+; free for members.20100805

Fraunces Tavern Museum Thursday at 6:30 p.m., “The Early American Table: Food and Society in the New World,” a lecture on the effect of food abundance on colonial society, by Trudy Eden, author of “The Art of Preserving: How Cooks in Colonial Virginia Imitated Nature to Control It”; $8, free for members. Through January, “Revolution and the City: New York’s Place in America’s Fight for Independence,” with artifacts and documents from the Revolutionary War; also on view, a display on the evolution of the United States flag. Museum hours: Monday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. 54 Pearl Street, Lower Manhattan , (212) 425-1778, frauncestavernmuseum.org; $10; $5 for 65+ and children 6 to 18 years old; free for members and children 5 and under.20100805

Governors IslandFree Bike Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with free hourlong use of rental bicycles through Oct. 8. On Saturday, noon to 5 p.m., a free family celebration of African culture with storytelling, dance, food and film screenings, presented by the African Film Festival; rain date, Sunday, same hours; africanfilmny.org. On Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., a free Civil War weekend, with music, demonstrations and other activities. On Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m., free performances of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth,” set in Afghanistan and presented by Pulse Ensemble Theater; (212) 695-1596; pulseensembletheatre.org. The live music series at Water Taxi Beach continues with two shows this weekend: on Saturday, Local Natives; $10; and on Sunday, a free performance by Josh Ritter &amp; the Royal City Band with Justin Townes Earle and Dawn Landes &amp; the Hounds; both shows are at 8 p.m., with gates opening at 6 p.m. All ages are welcome; no reservations are required, but the beach has limited capacity; thebeachconcerts.com. Admission to Governors Island is free, as is the ferry service; ferries leave from the Battery Maritime Building, 10 South Street, in Lower Manhattan, and from Pier 6 at the foot of Atlantic Avenue, in Brooklyn Bridge Park, on Saturdays and Sundays. The ferries begin trips at 10 a.m. in Manhattan and 11 a.m. in Brooklyn. Schedule information is at govisland.com.20100805

Museum of Jewish Heritage Tuesday at 6:30 p.m., a preview of “A Film Unfinished” (2010), a documentary by Yael Hersonski about the discovery of a Nazi propaganda film on the Warsaw ghetto; a discussion with the filmmaker will follow. The film will open in other theaters Aug. 18. Through Jan. 2, “Project Mah-Jongg,” an exhibition on that game, with scorecards, tiles, aprons and related items. Pickup games with museum personnel are scheduled every Wednesday at 1 p.m. through Aug. 26. Through Aug. 15, “Traces of Memory: A Contemporary Look at the Jewish Past in Poland,” with photographs by Chris Schwarz, founding director of the Galicia Jewish Museum in Krakow. 36 Battery Place, Lower Manhattan , (646) 437-4202, mjhnyc.org; $12, $10 for 65+; $7 for students; free for members and those 12 and younger, for everyone Wednesdays from 4 to 8 p.m. and through Labor Day for active members of the military and up to five members of their families.20100805

New-York Historical Society Through Sept. 5, “Grateful Dead: Now Playing at the New-York Historical Society,” a display of instruments, letters, programs, posters and related items. Hours: Tuesdays through Thursdays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sundays, 11 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.; Fridays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; enter at 5 West 76th Street because of construction. 170 Central Park West, at 77th Street , (212) 873-3400, nyhistory.org; $12; $9 for educators and 65+; $7 for students; free at all times for members and children under 12.20100805

Gardens

Wave Hill Fridays at 10 a.m., family yoga practice for all levels and ages. Loose clothing is suggested; participants should provide their own mats. $20 for one parent and one child, $15 for members, $5 for each additional child (no more than two children per adult). Register at the Perkins Visitor Center starting at 9 a.m. On Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., a family project: creating art using color-soaked coffee filters. Garden hours: Tuesdays through Sundays, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Independence Avenue and West 249th Street, Riverdale, the Bronx , (718) 549-3200, wavehill.org. Grounds admission: $8; $4 for students and 65+; $2 for children 6 to 18; free for members and children under 6 and for everyone Tuesday and Saturday mornings until noon; on-site parking, $8.20100805

Events

‘All You Need Is Love’Sunday, the last two concerts of the Bronx Arts Ensemble summer music series will feature 1960s music played by the group’s Electronic Mosholu Crash, featuring Andrei Matorin, violinist; Christopher St. Hilaire, organist and singer; Jordan Hyde, guitarist; David Ciolino, drummer; and Kiyoshi Matsuyama, bass player and singer, at two Bronx locations: Van Cortlandt Park, at Rockwood Drive Circle, Broadway and Mosholu Avenue, Riverdale, at 2 p.m.; and at Fordham University, Keating Hall, Southern Boulevard and Fordham Road, Bedford Park, at 4 p.m. Seating is available at both locations, but spectators for the park concert are also asked to provide their own. The rain location for the park concert is Vladeck Hall, Amalgamated Houses, Hillman Avenue and Van Cortlandt Park South. (718) 601-7399, bronxartsensemble.org.20100805

Astoria Water WalksFor the next two Sundays, from noon to 7 p.m., Shore Boulevard — which runs along the perimeter of Astoria Park and the East River, from Astoria Park South to Ditmars Boulevard — will be closed to traffic and open to pedestrians and nonmotorized vehicles for free recreational activities like gymnastic demonstrations, bicycling lessons and yoga classes, as well as entertainment and food sampling. Sponsored by the Astoria Park Alliance with the Department of Transportation, Green Shores NYC and other organizations and businesses. www.greenshoresnyc.org.20100805

‘Back2School’ Saturday, 8 to 11 p.m., a benefit with music, drinks and an auction. Presented by Givology, an online organization that sponsors scholarships and educational programs in developing countries. Marquee, 289 Tenth Avenue, at 26th Street, Chelsea ; $60 before noon on Saturday; $75 after noon.20100805

Chase 2010 Latino Cultural Festival The festival’s last weekend, with performances by the Cuban singer-songwriter Carlos Varela and his band on Friday at 8 p.m.; Jorge Velosa and los Carrangueros, an ensemble from Colombia. on Saturday at 8 p.m.; and Susana Baca, a Peruvian singer, on Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Queens Theater in the Park, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens , (718) 760-0064, queenstheatre.org; Tickets to each show: $25 in advance, $30 on the day ($23 each for all three shows).20100805

Circle Line Sightseeing Music Cruises, with entertainment while cruising the Hudson and East Rivers and New York Harbor. On Wednesday, a three-hour cruise for those 21 and older with ’80s music and videos and appearances by cast members from the Broadway show “Rock of Ages”; $45, including refreshments; reservations taken until 4 p.m. on Wednesday. On Thursday, a two-hour cruise with music by Buckwheat Zydeco; $40 in advance, $45 on Thursday after 3 p.m. or at the gate; food is available for purchase. Both cruises board at 6:30 p.m. and leave at 7. Pier 83, 42nd Street and the West Side Highway , (212) 563-3200, circleline42.com.20100805

Outdoor Film ScreeningsFriday at 7:30 p.m., “Raiders of the Lost Ark” (1981) on the flight deck of the Intrepid Sea, Air &amp; Space Museum, West 46th Street and 12th Avenue; (212) 245-0072; intrepidmuseum.org. On Friday at 8 p.m., “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), sponsored by Books Through Bars, at Freebird Books, 123 Columbia Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn; (718) 643-8484; freebirdbooks.blogspot.com. On Saturday at 9 p.m., “Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry,” a documentary about the tattoo artist Norman K. Collins, with music preceding the screening at 8:30 p.m. and a party after the film, for those 21 and older, on the roof of the Old American Can Factory, 232 Third Street, Park Slope, Brooklyn; reservations: (718) 417-7362; rooftopfilms.com. On Sunday about 9 p.m., “All About the Benjamins” (2002) at Hostelling International New York, 891 Amsterdam Avenue, at 103rd Street; urbanoutdoorsnyc.com/backyard-films.html. On Monday at sunset, “The Goodbye Girl” (1977) in Bryant Park, Avenue of the Americas and 42nd Street, (212) 768-4242; bryantpark.org. On Wednesday at 8:30 p.m., “Stranger Than Fiction” (2006) at Summer on the Hudson, Riverside Park South at the Hudson River, Pier 1, at 70th Street; (212) 408-0219; riversideparkfund.org. On Thursday at sunset, “Dreamgirls” (2006), at Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1, Harbor View Lawn, Old Fulton Street at Furman Street, Dumbo, Brooklyn; (718) 802-0603; brooklynbridgepark.org. Free, but spectators should provide their own seating, snacks and nonalcoholic beverages. Seating is first come first served.20100805

Play on ParkFor the next three Saturdays, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., Park Avenue and connecting streets will be closed to traffic and open for recreational activities from the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge to 72nd Street.20100805

Target First Saturday From 3 to 11 p.m., a free celebration of Haitian culture and Haitians in Brooklyn, with dance, music, a film screening, an artist talk and a dance party. Some activities require tickets, which will be available at the Visitor Center beginning at 5 p.m. Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway, Prospect Park , (718) 638-5000, brooklynmuseum.org.20100805

Universal Peace DayA four-day commemoration of the 26th annual Universal Peace Day, created in remembrance of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 65 years ago, continues with events this weekend: on Friday at 7 p.m., a screening of the 2010 documentary “Nuclear Tipping Point,” about nuclear arms reductions with interviews with Mikhail S. Gorbachev, George P. Shultz and others, and on Saturday at 7 p.m., a reading of the play “I Have Been to Hiroshima Mon Amour,” by Chiori Miyagawa; both events will take place at the New York Buddhist Church, 332 Riverside Drive, at 105th Street. On Sunday at 8 p.m., a concert with Peter Yarrow, the Peaceniks and others will take place at the Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew, 263 West 86th Street; and at 10:02 p.m., bells will ring to mark Nagasaki was bombed; universalpeaceday.com; free.20100805

Spoken Word

Housing Works Bookstore Café Thursday at 7 p.m., a discussion on the Hawaiian musician Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, who died in 1997, with Dan Kois, author of “Facing Future,” a book about Mr. Kamakawiwo’ole, and with Nate Chinen, who writes about jazz for The New York Times. The ukulele players Andy Kulana Wang and Jason Poole will play. 126 Crosby Street, SoHo , (212) 334-3324, housingworksbookstore.org; free.20100805

Oral History ProjectsIn Brooklyn, visitors’ and residents’ memories of Coney Island are being collected by the Coney Island Project at the History Project Exhibition Center, Surf Avenue, near West 10th Street, Coney Island, Brooklyn. This Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 6 p.m., the topic is living and working in the neighborhood; (718) 266-0012; www.coneyislandhistory.org. Staten Island residents can tell stories of what brought them to the borough at the Conference House Visitors Center, 298 Satterlee Street, Tottenville, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., or online at conferencehouse.org. The project also seeks stories of all New Yorkers who have had business ties to the Fulton Fish Market in Lower Manhattan; (718) 984-6046.20100805

Rubin Museum of Art Wednesday at 7 p.m., Edward Bleiberg, a curator at the Brooklyn Museum, compares “The Tibetan Book of the Dead” with “The Egyptian Book of the Dead.” Presented by the Tibetan Book of the Dead Book Club. 150 West 17th Street, Chelsea , (212) 620-5000, rmanyc.org/bookofthedead; $20, $18 for members.20100805

Walking Tours

Big Onion Walking ToursSaturday at 11 a.m., “Immigrant New York,” a Lower Manhattan walk through the Lower East Side, Chinatown and Little Italy, meeting on the southeast corner of Broadway and Chambers Street. (212) 439-1090, bigonion.com; $15, $12 for students and 63+.20100805

Fort GeorgeSunday at noon, a tour of historic sites in Upper Manhattan, including the former Fort George Amusement Park, a popular spot in the late 1800s; the tour meets on the northeast corner of 190th Street and Audubon Avenue, Washington Heights. Led by the historian James Renner. (917) 533-3252; $15, $10 for students and 65+.20100805

Museum at Eldridge StreetSunday at 2 p.m., “Love and Courtship,” a tour of early courtship rituals on the Lower East Side. Thursday at 7 p.m., “Stoop, Synagogue, Soapbox,” a look at the political history of the Lower East Side. Both meet at the Eldridge Street Synagogue, 12 Eldridge Street. (212) 219-0888, eldridgestreet.org; $15 each.20100805

NoshwalksSunday at 1 p.m., “East Harlem Dance of the Giglio,” meeting at the Malcolm Shabazz Harlem Market, on the south side of 116th Street, between Fifth Avenue and Lenox Avenue. (212) 222-2243, noshwalks.com; $45, $40 for members, $16 for children.20100805

Village Alliance Walking TourSaturday at noon, meeting on the northwest corner of Second Avenue and St. Marks Place, East Village. Sponsored by the Village Alliance Business Improvement District; (212) 777-2173, villagealliance.org; free.20100805

Recreation

New York Road RunnersSaturday at 7 a.m., Summer Streets Run, a 4.5-mile event open only to the first 500 runners to register, beginning at Foley Square, Lower Manhattan; advance registration only. (212) 860-4455, nyrr.org; $12.20100805